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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Rustburg, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Monday, March 23, 2026

1,040 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $385.94/cwt ≈ $2,103/hd at 545 lb · 70 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $458.44/cwt +4.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,072/hd at 452 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $448.21/cwt +13.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,246/hd at 501 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,040 778 1,325
Feeder cattle 1,040 778 1,325

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 272, Heifers 439, Bulls 329)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 5 505.00 $505.00 $1,919 -25.00
463 463 42 485.00 $485.00 $2,246 +57.50
545 545 52 446.00 $446.00 $2,431 —
577 577 2 431.00 $431.00 $2,487 -24.00
633 633 18 402.00 $402.00 $2,545 —
735 735 7 355.00–360.00 $359.29 $2,641 +12.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–378 376 13 485.00–505.00 $503.57 $1,893 -13.93
447 447 31 482.00 $482.00 $2,155 +22.62
553 553 28 431.00 $431.00 $2,383 -9.00
630–634 634 10 380.00–391.00 $389.91 $2,472 +11.91
745 745 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,496 -10.18
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–378 375 4 490.00–500.00 $497.57 $1,866 +27.88
458–468 467 23 492.50–493.00 $492.94 $2,302 —
545 545 10 425.00 $425.00 $2,316 +26.09
605–634 631 10 350.00–391.00 $387.07 $2,442 —
715 715 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,288 +17.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 4 449.00 $449.00 $2,025 —
550 550 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,980 —
625 625 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,156 —
715 715 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,216 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 6 470.00 $470.00 $1,716 —
464–491 466 42 437.50–448.50 $447.67 $2,086 +30.17
545–548 545 70 380.00–386.50 $385.94 $2,103 —
620–642 640 27 315.00–342.00 $340.06 $2,176 -9.27
745 745 15 297.00 $297.00 $2,213 —
780 780 1 283.00 $283.00 $2,207 -17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–355 353 22 450.00–524.00 $520.62 $1,838 —
452–465 452 61 442.50–459.00 $458.44 $2,072 +4.31
545 545 44 385.00–390.50 $390.00 $2,126 +8.36
605–640 637 13 340.00 $340.00 $2,166 ±0.00
774 774 6 305.00 $305.00 $2,361 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 20 495.00 $495.00 $1,807 +37.66
457 457 39 446.00 $446.00 $2,038 +24.36
547 547 20 365.00 $365.00 $1,997 +8.77
636 636 8 320.00 $320.00 $2,035 +10.00
655 655 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,932 —
735 735 3 281.00 $281.00 $2,065 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 426.00 $426.00 $1,474 —
454 454 19 387.00 $387.00 $1,757 -15.27
527–540 538 11 330.00–361.00 $355.48 $1,912 -9.52
634 634 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,997 +25.00
650 650 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,820 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 14 487.50 $487.50 $1,667 ±0.00
423–435 424 33 439.00–464.00 $460.89 $1,954 +0.03
475 475 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,042 -25.00
500–545 501 54 410.00–449.00 $448.21 $2,246 +13.21
563 563 30 415.00 $415.00 $2,336 -25.97
621 621 19 385.00 $385.00 $2,391 +35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–332 330 31 470.00–511.00 $508.54 $1,678 -11.46
405–418 417 41 482.50–486.00 $485.83 $2,026 +10.83
465–485 484 32 437.50–458.00 $457.39 $2,214 +10.39
554 554 20 412.00 $412.00 $2,282 ±0.00
615 615 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,276 +7.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 10 457.50 $457.50 $1,601 -5.00
421 421 11 450.00 $450.00 $1,894 +1.84
475–488 486 11 403.00–414.00 $412.04 $2,003 +12.04
530 530 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,855 —
566 566 14 412.50 $412.50 $2,335 +63.22

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.